Gaming youtuber ProJared loses subscribers over allegations
Very late posting this. Allegations has emerged that the successful gamer youtuber Jared “ProJared” Knabenbauer, who at the time had over 1 million subscribers. Was soliciting and sending nude pictures of and to fans, who claim they were underage at the time. And is accused of cheating on his wife Heidi O’ Ferrall.
According to Kotaku, O’ Ferrall made some tweets on these allegations:
has been soliciting nudes from his fans for years… I was there. In the beginning, it was a joke on tumblr. Then it was its own tumblr account just for nudes. It was ostensibly a body-positive space for consenting adults, and I approved on that basis
Cecilia D’Anastasio / Kotaku – Youtuber ProJared accussed
O’Ferrall is very much aware of this and does little to reign him in. Which makes me wonder a bit as to why she is apologising now – possibly to deflect the blame much as possible from herself. As she states her husband was “abusing his power”. Yet casually, stating that she and he actually gave each other hi-fives when viewing these pictures. She later goes on to state, that she wasn’t aware of the depth of his deception in continuing this behaviour.
On regards to the pictures. It is interesting what Cecilia says;
If all parties are of age, it is not illegal or even necessarily inappropriate for a famous YouTuber to trade nudes with fans, but these situations can involve a power imbalance that places pressure on the fan.
If the person is of age, it is their responsibility to act accordingly. To not give in to pressure and distance themselves from the situation – heck I even advocate sending them a picture of a pineapple as a nude pic, then block or mute. Of course it’s much easier to be said than done.
The story does not end there. The accusation of infidelity is pretty much the more prominent one. It is here that the drama between the two really escalates. With O’Ferrall revealing that he has been cheating on her:
She further elaborates on this with another tweet
The person in question is Holly Conrad, who also goes by the name of Commander Holly online. What’s interesting is she was married to Ross O’Donovan from game grumps YT channel. It is widely believed that the two were meeting up with each other, which may indeed coincide with Ross and Holly’s own marriage break down. This further gives weight, as Holly made a now deleted tweet supporting Jared. She has now privatised her twitter, citing that she needs time away from it.
From reading her other tweets, it became pretty obvious to me that Jared was bored with Heidi. It is unfortunate that Heidi had to endure this scandal on a public scale. Whilst her ex-husband left a written statement:
I do wish the people in this whole debacle, can move on with their lives and hopefully find a way to find happiness in their lives moving forward.
It’s amazing how many subscribers he has lost. Divorces are messy affairs, which should be kept away from Twitter. I am amzed it has taken so long for the nudes thing to come out. Secrets are hard to keep on the internet.
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The nudes were well known amongst the fan base, it’s no secret from what I’ve gathered. It just got highlighted even more now. Yeah, his sub count took a massive hit – any signs of progression will have ended, with the possibility of his career too. Yeah, it’s getting harder to keep your private life out of the spotlight, especially with the socials these days.
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This whole news feels like a roller coaster. With all this talk about cheating and nude pictures, this marriage is beyond saving now. It’s the end of Projared’s YouTube career.
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Agree, this pretty much has ended projared’s career.
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Yeah or unless he miraculously redeems himself. Everyone knows about it and he already lost the million subscribers.
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It will take a lot to redeem himself
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Totally. Stuff like this can be hard. He worked this hard to be popular and now he is going to be infamous for his acts.
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This is an irritating as celebrity scandal nonsense. How can people care so much about it? It’s somebody else’s problem. And nobody’s perfect. Grr.
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I think most wouldn’t have cared if he and his wife just divorced. What makes this what it is; he sent nudes to fans – which is a big no no. He blocked his wife – who publicly shows it, allegedly had an affair with someone else. Then goes silent about it. Unfortunately, this is the power of fame. You’re accessible to the public.
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